24th National Medieval Studies Conference: "Medieval Cities — Power, Society, Space"

24th National Medieval Studies Conference: "Medieval Cities — Power, Society, Space"

The Medieval Studies Section of the KNHS at Jagiellonian University cordially invites you to the 24th National Medieval Studies Conference, which will take place on April 10, 2026 at the Faculty of History of the Jagiellonian University. The topic of this year's student-and-doctoral academic conference is: "Medieval Cities — Power, Society, Space." It covers a very wide area of medieval studies related to the political and economic functioning of medieval cities, as well as the organization of urban space and the realities of social and everyday life.

Proposed topics for presentations include:

• shaping and functioning of medieval municipal self-government
• relations of towns with royal authority
• history of urban trade and its significance
• organization and functioning of guilds and craft associations
• everyday life in a medieval town
• organization and transformations of urban space
• location law, town foundations, municipal law
• relations between town and countryside
• economic functioning of the town

We warmly invite you to participate in the conference!

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10 April 2026 — Faculty of History, Jagiellonian University

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Registration is open until 10 March 2026.

💰 Conference fee: 60 zł

🔗 Applications: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/512d0UVyUr